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 Easily reproducible alignment in atlas planes  Section one or multiple brains with each knife pass  Time saving in Tissue sectioning  Time saving in Microscope analysis

Brain Blocker One is a set of gel blocks, left and right half, with an internal cavity cast originally an actual mouse brain. Drop a fresh or fixed brain in to displace the liquid in the one half cavity, add another half on top and the brain is now fully encased, as if it had been embedded. The brain cavity is in sterotaxic orientation, top surface of the gel parallel to skull flat. The gel expands slowly with hydration, and the cavity accommodates different brain sizes simply by the length of the presoak time, 1 to 4 hours for fresh adult brain, less for fixed or young brain, more for aged brain.

The entire block can be frozen and sectioned. The cryostat pedestal need never be readjusted from parallel to the blade plane of motion, and every brain will come out sectioned in the same plane as the atlas.

 Brain Matrix Razor Blades: 70933-70 304 Brain Matrix Blades

Multi-blocks can be frozen and mounted on the same pedestal together. Each pass of the cryostat knife, produces the same thickness sections, same orientation from every brain are mounted on that pedestal. Up to 24 brains can be sectioned with each pass of the knife using the whole body cryostat and Macro Tape Transfer system.

Gels will come in packages of 12 pairs, slightly dehydrated. Soak in water, saline, or buffer to fit the brains.

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Brain Blocker One™

Brain Blocker One™ Brain Blocker One™

Mouse Brain Rat Brain

is trade mark of McCormick

12/pk 12/pk

A

3.18 3.18 4.76 4.76 4.76 4.76

B

11.1 11.1 15.9 15.9 19.8 19.8

Dimensions (mm) C

8.73 8.73 12.7 12.7 14.7 14.7

D

19.1 19.1 36.6 36.6 36.6 36.6

E

12.2 12.2 23.8 23.8 24.7 24.7

Cavity Depth 7.4 7.4

7.61 7.61

10.91 10.91

When your rodent brain, heart, and other similar organs need to be sliced as thin as possible, these new stainless steel matrices with 0.5mm channel, you can manually achieved these slices - coronal or sagital - with ease.

 Accurate sectioning

 Easy cleaning and easy handling.

A

3.18 3.18 4.76 4.76 4.76 4.76 8.3

12.7 B

11.1 11.1 15.9 15.9 19.8 19.8

Dimensions (mm) C

8.73 8.73 12.7 12.7 14.7 14.7

D

19.1 19.1 36.6 36.6 36.6 36.6

E

12.2 12.2 23.8 23.8 24.7 24.7

12.1 — — — 19.8 — — —

Cavity Depth 7.4 7.4

7.61 7.61

10.91 10.91 4.8 9.6

These razor blades are specifically made to work and fit all of our Brain Matrices. They measure 118mmx19mmx.2286mm(4.65x.75x.0089”). They are packed 25 blades in a box.